Gluten Free Apple Minis (Print-Friendly Version)
Soft gluten free mini muffins packed with apples and cozy spices, great for a healthy breakfast or snack.
# Ingredients List:
→ Wet
01 -
120 ml unsweetened plant-based milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla flavor
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78 g plain unsweetened applesauce
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60 ml coconut oil, melted
→ Dry
05 -
210 g gluten-free flour mix
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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63 g organic cane or regular sugar
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
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½ teaspoon nutmeg powder
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½ teaspoon ground ginger
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¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
→ Extras
13 -
85 g chopped apples
→ Top layer
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2½ tablespoons melted coconut oil
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1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
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50 g organic cane or fine sugar
# Detailed Cooking Steps:
01 -
Heat oven to 350°F (177°C).
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Lightly oil a 24-cup mini muffin tin if it’s not non-stick.
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Put coconut oil, dairy-free milk, applesauce, and vanilla in a small bowl. Whisk them till mixed. Set aside.
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Sift gluten-free flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cardamom into a big bowl and mix.
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Pour the wet mix over the dry and stir till you get a smooth batter.
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Carefully fold the chopped apples into the batter so they’re spread out.
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Scoop the batter evenly into all 24 muffin holes.
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Put the pan in the oven and bake 9 to 11 minutes. A toothpick in the biggest muffin should come out clean.
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While muffins bake, put melted coconut oil in one bowl. Mix sugar and cinnamon in another bowl.
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Take muffins out and let them sit inside the pan for 10 minutes to cool down a bit.
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Pop muffins out of the pan and set them on a wire rack till fully cool.
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Dip the top of each muffin in the coconut oil, shake off extra, then dip in cinnamon sugar to cover. Put them back on the rack.
# Helpful Hints:
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Pick a good gluten-free flour mix so the muffins turn out nice. Change sugar amount if you like it sweeter or less. The cinnamon sugar dip makes them tastier but you can skip it if you want.